What is the best plan for White?

ICC tourney 1195 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1698) vs. StrayLight (1437)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +2

(white to move) 1. Nf3 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Ng5 Nf6 4. d3 exd3 5. Bxd3 e6 6. Bxh7 Bc5 7. Bg6+ Ke7 8. Nf7 Qf8 9. Nxh8 Qxh8 10. O-O d6 11. Bg5 Bd7 12. Nc3 Bc6 13. Be4 Nbd7 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Re1 Re8 16. Ne4 Bb6 17. Qe2 Kd8 18. Rad1 d5 19. Nxf6 gxf6 20. Be3 e5 21. Bxb6 axb6 22. c4 d4 23. Qe4 Nb8 24. f4 Qf8 25. fxe5 fxe5 26. Rd3 Qc5 27. Qg4 Qxc4 28. Rxe5 Qxd3 29. Qg5+ Kd7 30. Qg7+ Kc8 31. Rxe8+ Kb7 32. h4 Qd1+ 33. Kh2 Qh5 34. Qe7 d3 35. Rd8 Qf5 36. Qg5 Qe4 37. Qg3 Na6 38. Rxd3

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Pawn promotion:
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	- Knight

Black to play and win.

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misowalker (1886) vs. john2001plus (1711)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +1

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 cxd4 5. cxd4 d5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. a3 Bd6 8. Bg3 O-O 9. e3 Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Nd2 f5 12. Bc4 Kh8 13. b4 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. Rc1 a5 17. b5 Qe7 18. Qb3 a4 19. Qa2 Bd6 20. Nb1 Rf6 21. Bd5 Rh6 22. Qc4 Be6 23. Bxe6 Qxe6 24. Qxe6 Rxe6 25. h3 g6 26. Ke2 Ra5 27. Rc8+ Kg7 28. Nc3 Bxa3 29. Rc7+ Re7 30. Rxe7+ Bxe7 31. Ra1 a3 32. Kd2 Bb4 33. Kc2 Bxc3 34. Kxc3 Rxb5 35. Rxa3 Kf6 36. Ra8 Ke6 37. Rh8 h5 38. Rg8 Kf7 39. Rc8 Ke6 40. Rg8 Kf7 41. Rc8 Rb6 42. Kd4 Ke7 43. Ke5 Kd7 44. Rg8 Re6+ 45. Kf4 b5 46. Rb8 Kc6 47. f3 exf3 48. gxf3 Kc5 49. e4 fxe4 50. fxe4 Rb6 51. Rc8+ Kd6 52. e5+ Ke6 53. Re8+ Kf7 54. Rc8 b4 55. Rc7+ Kg8 56. Kg5 b3 57. Rc1 b2 58. Rb1 Kf7 59. Kf4 Ke6 60. h4 Rb4+ 61. Kg5 Rg4+ 62. Kh6 Rg2 63. Re1 Kf7 64. Rd1 Ke7 65. Re1 Ke6 66. Kg7 g5 67. hxg5 Rxg5+ 68. Kf8 Rxe5 69. Rh1 Rb5 70. Rb1 h4

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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1193 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1677) vs. Caseylj (1085)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Nd7 6. e4 b6 7. Bxc4 Ngf6 8. O-O Be7 9. Ng5 O-O 10. e5 Nd5 11. Qg4 Bxg5 12. Bxg5 f5 13. Bxd5 cxd5 14. Qh4 Qe8 15. Nb5 h6 16. Bd2 Qg6 17. Rfc1 f4 18. Bb4 Rf5 19. Qd8+ Nf8 20. Rxc8

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Options:
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	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

White to play and win.

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CB3X (1595) vs. john2001plus (1703)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h -1

(white to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. e3 b6 6. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 7. Qd2 Qxd2+ 8. Nbxd2 d6 9. g3 Bb7 10. Bg2 Ke7 11. O-O Nbd7 12. b4 a5 13. b5 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Rfd1 Nf6 16. Nd2 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 e5 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Nf3 Nd7 20. Rd5 f6 21. Rad1 Nc5 22. Rd5d2 Rhd8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rxd8 Kxd8 25. Nd2 Ke7 26. Kf3 Kd6 27. Ke2 Na4 28. Kd3 f5 29. Kc2 e4 30. Nb3 g6 31. Nd4 Nc5 32. Nb3 Nd3 33. c5+ Nxc5 34. Nc1 Nd3 35. Nxd3 exd3+ 36. Kxd3 Kc5 37. a4 Kb4 38. f3 Kxa4 39. Kc4 g5 40. g4 fxg4 41. fxg4 Ka3 42. e4 a4 43. e5 Kb2 44. e6 a3 45. e7 a2 46. e8=Q a1=Q 47. Qe2+ Kc1 48. Qe1+ Kb2 49. Qd2+ Kb1 50. Kb3

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Options:
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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

White to play and win.

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taechess (1458) vs. john2001plus (1695), 180+2

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +3

(white to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 Nh6 7. Bxh6 Qxb2 8. Be3 Qxa1 9. Qc2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bd7 12. O-O Rc8 13. Nd2 Qxf1+ 14. Kxf1 b6 15. Qb3 Bc5 16. Bxc5 Rxc5 17. Qa3 O-O 18. Qxa7 Bb5 19. Qxb6 Bxe2+ 20. Kxe2 Rxc3 21. a4 Ra3 22. a5 Ra8 23. Nb3 h6 24. Kd3 Kh7 25. Kd4 Ra4+ 26. Kc5 Rc4+ 27. Kb5 Rcc8 28. Nc5 Rab8 29. Nb7 Rc1 30. Ka6 Ra8+ 31. Qa7 Rc6+ 32. Kb5 Rxa7 33. Kxc6 Ra6+ 34. Kb5 Ra7 35. Kb6 d4 36. Nc5 Ra8 37. a6 Rc8 38. a7 Rd8 39. Kc7 Ra8 40. Kb7 Rd8 41. a8=Q Rxa8 42. Kxa8 Kg6 43. Nd3 Kf5 44. f3 f6 45. g4+ Kg6 46. exf6 gxf6 47. h4 h5 48. Kb7 hxg4 49. fxg4 e5 50. Kc6 f5 51. Nxe5+ Kf6 52. Kd5 fxg4 53. Kxd4 Kf5 54. Nc4 Kf4 55. Ne3 g3 56. Kd3 Ke5 57. Ng2 Kf5 58. Ke3 Kg4 59. Ke4 Kh3 60. Kf3

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Options:
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	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Black to play and win.

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OneUpliftMofo (1709) vs. john2001plus (1769)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +2

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 exd5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qa5 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. d4 O-O 10. h3 Qh5 11. Nh2 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Bf5 13. a3 Rad8 14. Be3 Na5 15. Ba2 Bc2 16. Rd2 Bb3 17. Re2 Nd5 18. Nxd5 Rxd5 19. Bd2 Bxa2 20. Bxa5 Bd6 21. Rxa2 Rxa5 22. b4 Rd5 23. Nf3 Rd8 24. g3 Kf8 25. Rad2 a5 26. Rb2 axb4 27. axb4 Rb5 28. Rec2 c6 29. Rc4 Ra8 30. Ne1 Ra1 31. Kf1 Rh5 32. Ke2 Rxh3 33. Nd3 Rh2 34. Ke3 Ra3 35. Rcc2 Rh1 36. Ra2 Bxb4 37. Rxa3 Bxa3 38. Ra2 Bc1+ 39. Ke2 Bg5 40. Ra8+ Ke7 41. Rb8 b5 42. Rb7+ Ke8 43. Rc7 Rh6 44. Ne5 Re6 45. Rxc6 Bf6 46. Rxe6+ fxe6 47. Nf3 Kd7 48. Kd3 Kc6 49. Kc3 Kd5 50. Kd3 b4 51. g4 h6 52. Nd2 Bxd4 53. f3 Bf6 54. Ne4 Be7 55. Nd2 g6 56. Ne4 h5 57. gxh5 gxh5 58. Nf2 h4 59. Nh3 Ke5 60. Nf2 Kf4 61. Ke2 b3 62. Nd3+ Kg3 63. Nb2 Kg2 64. Nd3 h3 65. Nf4+ Kg3 66. Nh5+ Kh4 67. Nf4 h2

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Options:
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	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

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